A terrible cyclone
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There is hardly any country in the world where natural calamities like storm, cyclone, floods, earth-quack etc. do not occur. But Bangladesh is such a country which falls victims to such calamities almost every year, even twice a year. A few months back floods hit the northwest areas of this country and, as a result, a lot of people became homeless, shelter-less and had to starve. A few days ago cyclone Sidr hit the southwest areas of Bangladesh. Through different TV channels and daily newspapers it has come to our notice that thousands of people died, a good number of them became homeless because of the cyclone. Many of them were admitted to different hospitals for treatment. Actually, the exact loss of human lives and properties is yet to be known to us. At this moment, we all should extend our helping hands towards the cyclone hit-people. Otherwise, they will never see the light of hope. Although the army-backed caretaker govt. is playing a vital role in this regard, it is quite impossible for the govt. to tackle up the situation single-handed. So, various organisations, NGOs and different political parties should be allowed to move into the affected areas for helping the people in distress. The govt. should take immediate steps for rehabilitating the victims. Then they should be provided with fresh farm loans on easy terms.
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